Pathological Fracture as the Initial Presentation of Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer with bone metastasis is considered a very rare malignancy. Although the incidence rate of people with pancreatic cancer who develop bone metastasis is unknown, it is estimated as between 5% and 20%. We report a 61-year-old lady who had multiple emergency department visits complaini...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Alfaraj, Dunya, AlOtaibi, Rawan O, Bamousa, Reema M, Alzamami, Jana F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8725633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35004081
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.20920
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Sumario:Pancreatic cancer with bone metastasis is considered a very rare malignancy. Although the incidence rate of people with pancreatic cancer who develop bone metastasis is unknown, it is estimated as between 5% and 20%. We report a 61-year-old lady who had multiple emergency department visits complaining of lower back pain radiating to the lower limbs for five months. Clinical and imaging workup suggested pancreatic adenocarcinoma metastasis to the second lumbar vertebra (L2), lungs, and ovaries.

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